Ubong Udoh, Brian Dewar, Stuart Nicholls, Mark Fedyk, Robert Fahed, Jeff Perry, Michael D Hill, Bijoy Menon, Richard H Swartz, Alexandre Y Poppe, Sophia Gocan, Jamie Brehaut, Katie Dainty, Victoria Shepherd, Dar Dowlatshahi, Michel Shamy
Advance consent presents a potential solution to the challenge of obtaining informed consent for participation in acute stroke trials. Clinicians in stroke prevention clinics are uniquely positioned to identify and seek consent from potential stroke trial participants. To assess the acceptability of advance consent to Canadian stroke clinic physicians, we performed an online survey. We obtained 58 respondents (response rate 35%): the vast majority (82%) expressed comfort with obtaining advance consent and 92% felt that doing so would not be a significant disruption to clinic workflow...
February 17, 2023: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. le Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques